Ethics

I would like thank all my weekly readers for faithfully following my blog over the past year. I will be taking a one month hiatus from writing in order to focus on some new developments in my business but will … Read More

The human brain weighs just three pounds and yet it contains around 86 billion neurons. Neurogrid, a new circuit board developed at Stanford and modeled on the human brain, is 9,000x faster than the average computer yet it effectively contains … Read More

“Business is good because it creates value, it is ethical because it is based on voluntary exchange, it is noble because it can elevate our existence and it is heroic because it lifts people out of poverty and creates prosperity” … Read More

Peaking out of the airplane window, I see green trees for miles. A city sits in the distance and in it a former gang member awaits my arrival. As I enter the airport waiting area, Jovel Miranda welcomes me to … Read More

May 24, 1976 is a day that will forever live in infamy in France, for this was the day that the prestigious French wineries sparred with their Californian cousins and lost. Steven Spurrier, a 34 year old British wine merchant … Read More

“To know what is right and not do it is the worst cowardice.” – Confucius After graduating from business school in 2008, I traveled by land from Istanbul, Turkey to Paris, France, loosely following the route of the famous Orient … Read More

The Middle Ages were notorious for plagues, famine and war yet out of the midst of chaos emerged two groups of principled warriors called to bring order. The knights of Europe and the samurai of Japan arose thousands of miles … Read More

In 2011, American businesses were supposed to comply with 165,000 pages of federal regulations. In response to the failure of 9,000+ banks in the early 30s, the Glass-Steagall Act (1933) reformed the US banking system in only 37 pages. In … Read More

Micro Drip is a company that is committed to demonstrating the highest level of ethical behavior. Unfortunately in Pakistan, that makes our job even more difficult than it already is. Besides the obvious benefit of helping farmers earn more with … Read More